Ex-workers arrested for taking cash from Burger King safe

Two suspects are in the Ottawa County Jail on a charge of theft from a safe at a Holland Township Burger King.

The names of the 20-year-old and a 21-year-old are being withheld until their arraignment on a charge of burglary of a safe, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

The morning manager of the Burger King at 2379 North Park Drive on Monday noticed money missing from the restaurant’s safe. There were no signs of forced entry so the manager watched the surveillance recording and saw the suspects enter the building, go to the safe and remove the cash about 1 a.m. Monday, the sheriff’s office said.

The manager recognized the suspects as former employees.

Detectives found the two suspects hiding in an Allegan County home with the stolen money, the sheriff’s office said.

Additional suspects and charges are possible.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information should contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at (616) 738-4000 or Silent Observer at (877) 887-4536 or visit the Silent Observer website at mosotips.com.